1. Teacher Guide This lesson is designed to teach kids to ask a critical thinking question that you can’t just put into a search box to solve. To do that, we encourage them with smaller questions that search can help them answer. Make sure that you read the notes for each slide: they not only give you teaching tips but also provide answers and hints so you can help the kids if they are having trouble. Remember, you can always send feedback to the Bing in the Classroom team at BingInTheClassroom@Microsoft.com. You can learn more about the program at bing.com/classroom and follow the daily lessons on our Partners In Learning site. BingInTheClassroom@Microsoft.combing.com/classroomPartners In Learning site Want to extend today’s lesson? Consider using Skype in the Classroom to arrange for your class to chat with another class in today’s location. And if you are using Windows 8, you can also use the Bing apps to learn more about this location and topic; the Travel and News apps in particular make great teaching tools.Skype in the Classroom Ja'Dell Davis is a Los Angeles native who currently divides her time between New York City and Madison, Wisconsin. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, pursing a PhD in Sociology. Ja’Dell previously taught high school in Philadelphia public schools, and implemented college access and academic enrichment programming in Chester, Pennsylvania and New York City in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Ja’Dell received her B.A. from Swarthmore College with a special major in History and Educational Studies, and a minor in Black Studies. She completed her M.S.Ed in Secondary School Education at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to her studies and work in the education field, Ja’Dell is a dancer, musician, avid people watcher, and Scrabble enthusiast. This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: Reading: Informational Text CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.1CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.2CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.2 Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).

2. What specific problems did the building of the Millau Viaduct address? © Patrick Landmann/Science Photo Library

3. By measure of its towering masts, the Millau Viaduct in France is currently the tallest bridge in the world. The highest tower of the bridge shoots up 1,125 feet above the Tarn River Valley below. However, those who cross the bridge in a car are crossing only the 12 th - tallest bridge deck in the world. Don’t let that discourage you from paying it a visit, though. Beyond the town of Millau – a village famous for its exquisite glove manufacturing – is a region of southern France known as the birthplace of Roquefort cheese. They had us at “cheese.” What specific problems did the building of the Millau Viaduct address?

4. 1 ThinkingWhat are three purposes of bridges (think literally and metaphorically!)? 2 Map/Image Search Where is the Millau Viaduct located? What does the surrounding area look like? Can you infer why one would build a bridge in this region? 3 Web SearchWhat are specific features of the Millau Viaduct? 4 Web Search What was travel like for people in France and surrounding regions before the Millau Viaduct was built? 5 Web SearchWhat is the career title for people that build bridges? What specific problems did the building of the Millau Viaduct address?

5. 5 Minutes What specific problems did the building of the Millau Viaduct address?

6. 1 ThinkingWhat are three purposes of bridges (think literally and metaphorically!)? 2 Map/Image Search Where is the Millau Viaduct located? What does the surrounding area look like? Can you infer why one would build a bridge in this region? 3 Web SearchWhat are specific features of the Millau Viaduct? 4 Web Search What was travel like for people in France and surrounding regions before the Millau Viaduct was built? 5 Web SearchWhat is the career title for people that build bridges? What specific problems did the building of the Millau Viaduct address?

7. 1 ThinkingWhat are three purposes of bridges (think literally and metaphorically!)? What specific problems did the building of the Millau Viaduct address?

8. 2 Map/Image Search Where is the Millau Viaduct located? What does the surrounding area look like? Can you infer why one would build a bridge in this region? What specific problems did the building of the Millau Viaduct address?

9. 3 Web SearchWhat are specific features of the Millau Viaduct? What specific problems did the building of the Millau Viaduct address?

10. 4 Web Search What was travel like for people in France and surrounding regions before the Millau Viaduct was built? What specific problems did the building of the Millau Viaduct address?

11. 5 Web SearchWhat type of engineer builds bridges? What specific problems did the building of the Millau Viaduct address?